Optimization of Antioxidant Potential of Penicillium granulatum Bainier by Statistical Approaches

Application of Plackett-burman Design to Evaluate Media Components Affecting Antioxidant Activity of an Endophytic Fungi Penicillium Sp. Isolated from Bark of Aegle Marmelos

Antioxidants are molecules that scavenge or neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are generated in human body during normal physiological processes and have implications on various human diseases. Endophytic fungi from medicinal plants are gaining tremendous impetus as potential source of antioxidant compounds. In this studyPlackett-Burman design was used to evaluate the media components affe...

Isolation, structural identification and biological activity of two metabolites produced by Penicillium olsonii Bainier and Sartory.

From the culture broth of a fungus, two metabolites have been isolated: bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) precedently isolated from Streptomyces sp. and 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoacetaldehyde oxime (PHBA) here reported as a natural compound in the (E)-s-cis configuration. The producing organism was identified as a strain of Penicillium olsonii. Culture growth and chemical identification are disc...

Studies in the biochemistry of micro-organisms: 72. Gentisyl alcohol (2:5-dihydroxybenzyl alcohol), a metabolic product of Penicillium patulum Bainier.

Utilization of Methylthio-s-Triazine for Growth of Soil Fungi.

Aspergillus niger van Tieghem, Aspergillus tamarii Kita, and Aspergillus flavus Link ex Fries utilized the methylthio moiety of 2,4-bis(isopropylamino) -6-methyl-mercapto-s-triazine (prometryne) as a sulfur nutrient source. Other soil fungal isolates not affected by prometryne concentrations to 1 mg/ml culture included: Aspergillus oryzae (Ahlburg) Cohn, Curvularia lunata (Wakker) Boedijn, Tric...

Isolation and Screening of Amylolytic Filamentous Fungi

Filamentous fungi are important due to their high enzymes production potential. Many enzymes produced by fungi have related to biotechnological applications in several industrial sectors. The purpose of this study was to isolate filamentous fungi from different sources and to screen for amylases production potential. Fifteen fungal isolates of three genera, Aspergilus, Penicillium and Trichoder...